Quiz of The Week: 16 - 22 April

Boris Johnson faced a humiliating climbdown this week after MPs backed a formal probe into whether he lied to Parliament over the Partygate scandal.

The government had tried to delay a vote on the proposed inquiry until after the full publication of a report by senior civil servant Sue Gray. But the prime minister was forced into a last-minute U-turn following a revolt by junior ministers.

Johnson will now be investigated by the Commons Committee of Privileges over claims that he misled MPs about lockdown parties – potentially a resigning matter under the ministerial code.

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Need a reminder of some of the other headlines over the past seven days?

• Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that “a significant part of the entire Russian army” was waging a new assault on his country’s eastern front, as Moscow began “the battle for the Donbas”.
• Islamic State (IS) followers were urged to avenge the recent death of their leader by waging a new “global offensive” against Europe and Israel.
• Stringent lockdown measures in China’s economic hubs threatened supplies of iPhones and other Apple products.
• A Spanish healthcare worker was reported to have caught Covid twice within 20 days, the shortest-known gap between recorded infections.
• Royal sources claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been invited to appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.